Company
Hydromea
Hydromea is a Swiss underwater robotics company developing compact autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and underwater drones for industrial inspection and…
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Status
- active
Models
1
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Key facts
Robot
Tetherless underwater drone called ExRay
Technology
Underwater optical wireless communication and navigation system called LUMA
Focus
Underwater robotics and wireless communication
Origin
Spin-off from EPFL
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for Hydromea.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Hydromea in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Hydromea?
- Hydromea is a Swiss underwater robotics company developing compact autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and underwater drones for industrial inspection and environmental monitoring.
- What does Hydromea make?
- Hydromea has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: EXRAY (Hydromea builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Hydromea?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hydromea building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime, Rekise Marine.
- Where is Hydromea headquartered?
- Hydromea is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Where does Hydromea operate robots?
- Hydromea is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Hydromea a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hydromea ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Hydromea founded?
- Hydromea was founded in 2014.
- Is Hydromea safe?
- Hydromea has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hydromea.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hydromea from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hydromea.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hydromea/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6e173663-f97b-432e-998f-4a8d6a11c101
- Revision history: /companies/hydromea/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Reality vs attention
Hydromea draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026